carpet snake

car·pet snake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-pit sneyk]
- /ˈkɑr pɪt sneɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-pit sneyk]
- /ˈkɑr pɪt sneɪk/

Definitions of carpet snake words

noun carpet snake a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back 3
noun carpet snake a large, nonvenomous Australian python, Morelia spilotes variegata, having a variegated pattern on its back, often used to control rats and mice in barns and silos. 1
noun carpet snake A harmless snake found in New Guinea and Australia, the northwestern carpet python or Morelia spilota variegata. 0
noun carpet snake A harmless colubrid species of snake found in North America, the pine snake or Pituophis melanoleucus. 0

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Origin of carpet snake

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Carpet snake

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carpet snake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carpet snake usage trend in Literature

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